But the central defender was a relieved man when he saw Riyad Mahrez’s spot-kick shoot over Alisson’s crossbar.
Liverpool went into the game against City with an incredible recent record at Anfield.
The had won their previous four matches against Pep Guardiola’s side at home, their most recent being the famous 3-0 Champions League win back in April.
But while both teams possess potent strike forces, it was their respective defensive records that came to the fore.
Neither Alisson or Emerson were extremely tested throughout the contest, with both Liverpool and City only registering two shots on target each.
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But City were gifted a golden opportunity late on when Van Dijk brought down Sane in the box with just minutes to play.
There was some confusion among the City players as to who would take it, with Mahrez deciding to step up.
However, Van Dijk’s mistake proved insignificant as the Algerian sent his effort high over the bar.
And the Dutchman admits Liverpool were fortunate not to be punished for his error.
“It is not smart to dive in there,” Van Dijk said.
“It was a penalty and it shouldn’t have happened, but I’m very happy we didn’t concede.”
“I watched it because I wanted to get the rebound if he missed it.
“They did well, as did we, up until the penalty moment.
“We were unlucky not to score, and lucky not to concede as well, so I think we canceled each other out.
“It was a tough game against the champions and I’m happy we kept the clean sheet.
“We wanted to bounce back from our defeat to Napoli and I think we did that.”